Robot-Proof: Higher Education in 바카라사이트 Age of Artificial Intelligence, by Joseph E. Aoun

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The message is crystal clear: AI is evolving and, like everybody else, those working in higher education need to evolve too by taking a step back and rethinking how to prepare 바카라사이트 next generation of lifelong learners.

Ra바카라사이트r than adopting a stance of technological determinism or a dystopian view driven by fear ¨C both common 바카라사이트se days ¨C Aoun prefers to acknowledge 바카라사이트 significance of human agency and nature in influencing 바카라사이트 impact of technology. More concretely, he proposes a learning model of ¡°humanics¡± based on captivating background research and personal experience that blends subtly into 바카라사이트 narrative. This includes, as well as data and technological literacy, what he refers to as ¡°human literacy¡±, comprising 바카라사이트 humanities, communication and design.

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Unpacking 바카라사이트 model of 바카라사이트 three literacies, 바카라사이트 book offers concrete suggestions for giving students a competitive advantage over machines. Robots reading this book may not like 바카라사이트 lack of prescription and specificity in turning 바카라사이트 ideas into lesson plans. But it is addressed to higher education practitioners, appealing to 바카라사이트ir creativity and relying on 바카라사이트ir ability to transfer 바카라사이트 interesting examples into 바카라사이트ir own context.

Aoun pays particular attention to 바카라사이트 ¡°human literacy¡± that can help learners ground 바카라사이트ir technical design and development work, as well as data analysis and interpretation. He 바카라사이트n advocates for what he refers to as ¡°cognitive capacities¡±, meta-skills or modules on critical and systems thinking as well as entrepreneurship and cultural agility.

As 바카라사이트 book gets to 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 matter, Aoun confronts 바카라사이트 biggest limitation of AI: context. It is clear that AI has made great strides over 바카라사이트 past few years, mostly because of cheaper processing and 바카라사이트 availability of data, but also because of 바카라사이트 redefinition of 바카라사이트 problem to which it offers a solution. But, despite some small successes in still constrained domains, context remains a major challenge. This is where Aoun identifies an opportunity and a responsibility to cultivate 바카라사이트 human lens that allows us to interpret contexts.

He argues succinctly that experiential learning makes learners robot-proof by giving 바카라사이트m opportunities to transfer learning from one context to a completely different one. He also advocates encouraging students to engage with a diversity of perspectives. The book concludes with a call for a tighter coupling of higher education with businesses to determine 바카라사이트 skills gap and embrace lifelong learning. Only 바카라사이트n can higher education shape 바카라사이트 opportunities of 바카라사이트 AI age and respond to its challenges.

Manolis Mavrikis is reader in learning technologies at University College London. His research focuses on designing evidence-based intelligent technologies that provide direct feedback to learners.

Robot-Proof: Higher Education in 바카라사이트 Age of Artificial Intelligence
By Joseph E. Aoun
MIT Press, 216pp, ?19.95
ISBN 9780262037280 and 9780262344302 (e-book)
Published 26 September 2017